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YAAAAA HOOOOO!!! Cindy finally caught her personal best Rufus Woods Triploid, and Her FIRST trout over 10 pounds. It was a chilly 27 degrees when we launched at Seaton's Grove and motored down below the second pens. Water temp was at 50.6 degrees, and The current was rippin. We tried right below the pens, but the fish weren't cooperating, also the nets were stretched out in the current and visible for several yards below the actual pen structure. We did the equivalent of back trolling/jigging. We would cast across the current, let the current drift the jig around all the while holding the boat on course a little slower than the current. Several bites only 6 fish to the boat. Released 2 of those at boatside, and kept two apiece. Today The B-2 SQUID made a comeback for me. All three of my fish was caught on the B-2 in a RootBeer color, threaded onto a 1/8 oz round head jig (with a red hook). I tossed flies in a variety of patterens (with no bites) and various of the plastic immitations with a few hits but no solid hookups. Cindy's first bite/hookup was with her biggest trout yet, a 10# 14oz fatboy. She was one happy girl. I was trying to get a video of the battle, so made her do the netting also. She fought the brute around for quite a spell, and when it came to boatside, netted it like a pro. She caught her trout on a dark colored jig in the 1/16 oz weight. We would occassionally see trout swim by, and they would come from all sides and were staying just at the limit of visibility Most of the hits were deeper than usual for us. 15 plus feet for me, and 10-15 for Cindy. We did drift the shoreline below the second pens pitching hardware and jigs at the bank. no luck down that stretch of water. . At other times they have been just hanging out below the pens area, but today All the bites and hookups were out in the current today. Go figure. There were several bank anglers that came and went today, but we didn't see any fish landed. Only say two other boats and they were in the upper river area, maybe fishing for ole marble eyes.
Beautiful day on the water and good fish in the brine for the smoker. Our limits today was Cindy: 10# 14oz & 8# 14oz. Me: 10# 4oz & 8# 14oz. There was several inches in length differences in the 8 pounders, but cindy's fish was sporting a huge girth.
With the water continueing to cool, maybe we will see the bite get more active, But Hey, No complaints from this crew.
Keep tight lines and your feet dry
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